The Citizen, 1987-03-25, Page 55David Fox takes play to China
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1987. PAGE 23.
David Fox, an actor well known
to Huron county audiences in local
roles over 15 years from “The
Farm Show’’through “Quiet in the
Land’’ to “Another Season’s
Promise’’ will be off to China next Mr. Fox first will perform “Gone
. - • , • , The Burning Sun’’about the life ofmonth taking his one-man play on „ ,the Canadian doctor who eventu- the life of Norman Bethune to the aHy died jn China helping Mao Tse
place where Bethune is most Tungfightthe Japanese in Toronto
famous. starting this week. It’s the third
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time around for the play which was
first performed at the Guelph
Spring Festival in 1984 and was
again done at Montreal’s Centaur
Theatre in 1985.
Following the Toronto run, the
play will open in Beijing on April 23
then visit Chongoin, Nanjing and
the province of Shandong.
is being held for the 25th
wedding anniversary for Mr.
and Mrs. Hank Kerssies on
Saturday, March 28, from 2to 4
p.m. at Auburn Community
Hall. Everyone welcome. Best
wishes only.
Growing season for Festival
ofthe Arts Administration pro
gramme at the University of
Waterloo, the four months with the
Blyth Festival being her final work
placement. Bernice Passchier of
Blyth is also studying in Kitchener,
at Sir Wilfred Laurier University.
She will be returning this summer
as House Manager for the Blyth
Festival. Itisthe House Manager’s
job to remain cool, calm and
collected when all those around her
are losing their tickets, or arriving
late.
Box Office Manager, Jennifer
Hill (Goderich) is getting ready for
the summer too: staff have to be
hired, theatre tickets ordered (over
45,000 of them), and numerous
other tasks completed before
tickets go on sale starting March
30. This is Jennifer’s fifth season
with the Festival. Also returning to
the Box Office this summer will be
Louise McGregor (Clinton) and
Sally Leitch (Bayfield). It is hoped
that the remainder of the Box
Office staff will be hired under
government (federal and provin
cial) job development programm
es.
Last season several staff mem
bers were hired under special
government programmes. Tim
Chapman hopes that the Festival
will be able to take advantage of
similar programmes this summer.
For example, last year a joint
application was made by the
Village of Blyth and the Blyth
Festival for co-ordinators for the
children’s workshop programme.
This joint venture will be repeated
this year through Experience 87.
The Festival also uses the services
of local students during the
summer months, and for the
fall/spring concerts, as ushers.
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Thechildren of Mr. and Mrs.
George Hubbard request
the honour of your presence
at their 25th wedding anni
versary reception to take
placeat Blyth and District
Community Centre on Sat
urday, March 28,1987, from
8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Best wishes
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The coming of spring doesn’t
only bring a growing season for
crocuses and daffodils but also for
the staff at the Blyth Festival.
During the-winter season the
Festival functions with a skeleton
staff of two full-time and two
part-time people: Katharine Kas-
zas, artistic director; Jim Chap
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however, the size of the staff
gradually begins to grow until it
becomes one of the largest employ
ers in Blyth by mid-June. Current
ly adding to the size of the staff are
box office and administration staff
who are preparing for the upcom
ing season which opens June 19.
Philippa Borgal, (formerly a
Blyth resident but currently living
year-round at Lake Huron) has
returned for her fourth season as
Publicity Director. She is busy
working to get the brochure and
poster out on time, arrange
advertising for the season, and
renew media contacts across the
province.
A new face in the administration
office is Stephanie Massel of
Kitchener. She is in her final year
Junior curling ends
The Brussels Junior Curling
Club finished curling for the
season on Tuesday, March 17.
Trophies were given to the
winners for the year. First draw,
first prize, Gary Martin, Michael
Alexander. Steven Steiss and
Jennifer Vanass; second, Kelly
Bauer, BrentEvans, Cathy Earl
and Rick Veitch; third, Jody
Boynton, Chris Smith, John Lowe
and Jolanda Vanass; fourth, Ger
ald Knight, Tim Cousins, Murray
Smith and Barb Alexander.
Second draw: first prize, Gary
Martin, Brent Evans, John Lowe
Curling jitney held
The Brussels Curling Club held
the March Break jitney on Mon
day, March 16.
After playing three six end
games, prizes were given to first
place - 51 points Tom Warwick,
Velma Locking, Bob Alexander
and Steven Steiss; second, 37.75
points, Brad Speiran, Marg Tay
lor, Jean Bewley and Jeff Knight;
third, 33points, Ross Veitch, Jeuni
Smith, Gerald Knight and Michael
Alexander; fourth, 33 points; Orval
Bauer, Madelene Steiss, Brent
Evans and Brian Alexander; fifth,
StewSteiss, Nancy Horn, Craig
Workman and Mark Pennington;
sixth, Fred Smith, Bev Stevenson,
Nancy Zettel and Joyce Alexander;
seventh, Les Knight, Doris Mitch
ler, Gary Martin and Rob Veitch;
eighth, Gord Mitchell, Ruth Bau
er, Dwayne Evans and Peter
Workman.
and Donald Hastings; second,
Kelly Bauer, Brian Alexander, Lori
Parker and Rick Veitch; third,
Gerald Knight, Jeff Boynton and
Steven Steiss; fourth, Clint Gar-
niss, Mark Pennington, Barb
Alexander and Murray Smith.
The Overall Trophy winners for
the year was the team of Gary
Martin, Brent Evans, John Lowe
and Donald Hastings.
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